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Consolation on Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Norfolk Wolves
(22-31)
at
Birmingham Venom
(22-31)
Series Snapshot
Norfolk Wolves leads the season series 2-1.
Birmingham Venom leads the all-time series 69-66.
Predicted Score
NOR
108
BIR
98
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 4/27 | Season | NOR at BIR | 93 - 75 |
| Fri 5/29 | Season | NOR at BIR | 103 - 114 |
| Mon 6/1 | Season | BIR at NOR | 99 - 105 |
Projected Matchups
| NOR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | BIR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Simon | 13.5 | 3.6 | 7.2 | Avg+ | PG | <--- | PG | Poor+ | 9.7 | 3.2 | 6.7 | Jordan Wimberly |
| Nikhil Belt | 12.7 | 4.2 | 2.6 | Avg+ | SG | --> | SG | Good | 21.0 | 3.9 | 1.8 | Cade Dotson |
| Christopher Knobel | 9.2 | 4.7 | 1.8 | Avg | SF | ---> | SF | Exc | 14.2 | 7.2 | 1.4 | Joseph Royster |
| Spencer Blanchette | 15.9 | 8.3 | 2.0 | Good+ | PF | --> | PF | Exc | 4.9 | 6.7 | 1.9 | Daniel Brink |
| Maxwell Rasmussen | 5.2 | 10.2 | 1.2 | Avg | C | ---> | C | Good+ | 10.5 | 10.6 | 1.3 | Richard Orenstein |
| Robert Pool | 9.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | Exc+ | bPG | <-- | bPG | Exc | 11.0 | 2.6 | 4.4 | Jordan Snyder |
| Jimmy Rosado | 6.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | Good | bSG | <--- | bSG | Avg- | 7.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Blake Parnell |
| Ambrose Graham | 13.1 | 4.4 | 1.4 | Good+ | bSF | <--- | bSF | Avg+ | 7.8 | 3.8 | 1.2 | Brandon Werner |
| Howard Flores | 12.3 | 5.0 | 0.6 | Exc+ | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair+ | 7.9 | 4.8 | 1.2 | Salvador Sweeney |
| Giovanni Thomsen | 7.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | Exc+ | bC | <--- | bC | Fair+ | 6.9 | 6.0 | 0.9 | Anthony Gordon |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.